Fishing-reel.



V. R. ROBERTS.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 21,1908.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

VANO ROBERTS, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

FISHING-REEL. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationflled m 21, 1908. Serial No. 434,167.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be'it known that I, VANO R. Rename, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and Stateof Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing- Reels, of which the following is a'. specificacondition when it is: desired :towind the reel for the-purpose of reeling in-the line.

In casting a bait it frequently becomes necessary to reel in the line rapidly as soon asjthe bait strikes the water so as to prevent the bait from sinking to the bottom of the stream and becoming entangled in weeds or other obstruction and as the interval of time between the striking of the water and the necessity of reelin in the lineis of such 1 short duration, it is expedient that devices of this character be provided with means whereby the reeling in of the line may be accomplished automatically.

It is therefore another object of my invention to expedite the drawing in of the line by providing'a simple, inexpensive, durable and etlicient means whereby the gear mechanism' may be positively thrown either manually or automatically into operative condition and thereby greatly enhance the out departin value or devices of the present character.

with the above and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more particularly referred to, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changs may be made in the proportion, size and minor details withfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is an elevation of a fishing reel illustrating my invention applied thereto and shown partly in section and partly in elevation. Fig. 2 is a side view of a fishing reel, illustrating my invention, the casing thereof being removed to disclose the gear mechanism in operative condition for reeling in the line. Fig. 3 is thereof in the position they occupy when the gear mechanism is in inoperative condition to permit of casting the line. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of my invention illustrating that part of the invention not seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is aninterior'view of the casing illustrating the cam lug and-the elongated" Patented Nov. 17,1908.

I a view similar to. Fig. 2 illustrating my in tendon in dotted lines and showing the parts opening in which works the-stub shaft which drives the gear mechanism. I.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the reference characters 1 and 2 indicate the caps of "the reel which are provided with the lugs 3 to which latter are connected the spacing rods 4, there being the usual shaft for thespool 6 and on one end of which is mounted the pinion 7. The character 8 indicates acasing adapted to inclose the operating parts oii the'inve'n' tion and which may be securedto"the-cap 1 of the reel in any suitable manner and which is provided with slot9'inwhich latter is mounted for rotatable andsli'ding movement the Shank 10 of the crank handleil, the free end of the shank 10 being-mounted in a bearing 12 of a plate 13, pivoted at 14- to the lug 15 of the cap 1. On this shank 10 there is mounted a, drive gear 16 adapted to be thrown into and out-of mesh with the pinion 7 according tothe disposition of the plate 13, the latter, as stated, being pivotally mounted. Tliepivotal movement of the plate 13 is limited by virtue of a slot 17 in which works a pin 18 carried by the cap 1, there being a finger grasping piece or handle part 1S'at one end of the plate 13 whereby the latter may be moved pivotally upon its pivot let manually in either direction for the purpose of throwing the gears 7 and 16 into and out of mesh with each other.

The device as illustrated in Fig. 2 is in condition to reel in the line, and if it be desired to cast the line, the handle part 18 of the shiftable plate 13 is pressed upon or otherwise manipulated to shift the plate upon its pivot 14 into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3. The line is then cast and before the bait reaches the bottom of the stream the handle part 18 of the plate 13 may be engaged to shift the plate 13 back to the position shown in Fig. 2 and thereby throw the pinion 7 and the gear 16 manually into operative relation. However, owing to the short period of time allowed the operator for reeling in the line to prevent the inner face of the casing 8 when the crank 11 is operated to reel in the line, the cam being immediately in front of the projection 19 when the pinion 7 and the gear 16 are separated for casting purposes, so that immediately upon operation of the crank 11 the gears are automatically thrown romptly into mesh with a consequent shiftmg of the shiftable plate 13, the shank 10 being allowed suflicient play in the slot 9 of the casing 8 to permit bodily movement therefor and the consequent meshing and separating of the pinion and gear.

The reel may be readily attached to the fishing rod (not shown) in any suitable manner, such as by a securing plate 21, and in order to hold the. shiftable plate 13 under tension in either or any of its positions there isprovided a spring member 22 which is fixed at one end as at 23 and whose opposite end is adapted to yieldably engage the rear end of the shiftable plate in overlapping relation, as is clearly illustrated in the drawings, and which positively insures the holding of the shiftable plate in any of its positions. I,

What is claimed is 1. In a fishing reel, a driven shaft, a pinion on the shaft, a plate pivotally car-i ried by the reel, a casing having a slot and a cam lug upon its interior adjacent the slot, a crank including a shaft working at one end in said plate, a gear upon the shank for mesh with said pinion, said pinion and'gear being thrown out of mesh by manual movement of said plate in one direction and mov-, able into mesh by manual movement of said plate in the opposite direction, the plate having a slot, an element projecting from the casin and extending into the slot of the' plate to llmit the movement of the latter in either direction of its movement, an element carried by the gear for contact with said 2. In a fishing reel, a driven shaft, a

pinion on the shaft, a plate pivotally carried by the reel, a casing having a slot and v a cam lug upon its interior adjacent the slot, a crank including a shaft working at one end in said plate, a gear u on theshaft for mesh with said pinion, sai pinion and gear being thrown out of mesh by manual movement of said plate in one direction and mov'e able into mesh bymanualmovement of said plate in the opposite direction, the plate havmg'a slot, an element projecting from. the reel and extending into the slot of the plate to limit the movement of the latter in either direction of its movement, and an element carried by the gear for contact with said cam lug when thegear is out of mesh with the pinion to efiect a shifting of said plate and said gear to automatically bring the gear and pinion into mesh to reel in the line by continued operation of the crank handle. j

3. In a fishlng reel, a driven shaft, a pinion upon the shaft, a shiftable plate, a crank handle including a shank portion ,mounted at one end in'saidplate, a gear mounted upon saidshank andadapted to be thrown into and out of mesh with said pinion according to the positioning of said plate, a flat spring secured at one end to the reel and having its inner fiat surface bearing on one end of said shiftable plate to place the latter under tension, and a casing inclosing the body of said plate, the pinion and the gear.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

\ VANO R. ROBERTS.

- Witnesses:

GEORGE OL'rsoH, G. M. COLE. 

